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Julio Frenk and Octavio Gómez-Dantés Health and Human Rights 17/2 Published December 10, 2015 Abstract This paper discusses the use of an explicit ethical and human rights framework to guide a reform intended to provide universal and…

Rebekah Thomas, Shyama Kuruvilla, Rachael Hinton, Steven L. B. Jensen, Veronica Magar, and Flavia Bustreo Health and Human Rights 17/2 Published December 10, 2015 Abstract Global momentum around women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health,…

Paul Hunt, Alicia Ely Yamin, and Flavia Bustreo Health and Human Rights 17/2 Published December 10, 2015 Context for the special issue This special issue of the Health and Human Rights Journal constitutes another step on the path toward making…

MaryCatherine Arbour, Kara Murray, Felipe Arriet, Cecilia Moraga, Miguel Cordero Vega Health and Human Rights 13/1 Published June 2011 Abstract The earthquake of 2010 in Chile holds important lessons about how a rights-based public health…

Commentary Jerome Amir Singh Health and Human Rights 17/1 Published June 11, 2015 Following the demise of apartheid, human rights in South Africa are now constitutionally enshrined.1 The right to health in South Africa’s Constitution has been…

Audrey Chapman Health and Human Rights 17/1 Published June 11, 2015 Abstract Human rights, including the right to health, are grounded in protecting and promoting human dignity. Although commitment to human dignity is a widely shared value, the…